Sicily gripped by raging wildfires
By AFP
15 August 2021 |
11:33 am
Fires rage in Castel di Lucio, Sicily. Emergency services are rushing to stem the blazes which are scorching parts of Italy's southern regions of Sicily and Calabria.
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